Ranking South Jersey's Top 250 greatest athletes, see Nos. 150-101

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Ranking South Jersey's Top 250 greatest athletes, see Nos. 150-101

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence just across the river in Philadelphia, the Courier-Post sports staff has compiled an wide-ranging list of the top 250 South Jersey athletes of all time.

Our staff scoured the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and Daily Journal archives, spoke to countless South Jersey athletic luminaries and argued endlessly on the final list of 250 names.

To be eligible for this list, an athlete must have attended a South Jersey high school, lived their formulative years in South Jersey or gained their notoriety from their connection to South Jersey.

In the coming weeks, we will present the names in reverse order until we get to No. 1.

USA 250 South Jersey Athletes of All Time links

201-250 | 151-200 | 101-150

51-100 | 26-50 | 1-25

This week, we bring you the athletes from 150-101:

150. Kevin Walls, Camden

One of the most prolific scorers in the storied history of Camden basketball, Walls established South Jersey scoring records for single-season (1,388) and career (2,775). Walls was the Courier-Post’s Player of the Year in 1984, leading Camden to an undefeated season at 31-0. He averaged 44.8 points per game that season. Walls played two seasons at Louisville and was a member of the 1985-86 national championship squad.

149. Glenn Carbonara, Vineland

A 1984 graduate of Vineland High, Carbonara tallied a then-New Jersey record 67 goals in his senior season. After a standout career at Rutgers University, he played 15 seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League, scoring 97 goals in 506 games. Carbonara also played for the United States national futsal team.

148. Mary Scharff, Paul VI

One of the pioneers of girls’ basketball in South Jersey, Scharff was one of the first 1,000-point scorers in South Jersey history before moving on to score 1,231 career points at Immaculata University, the 1974 national champion. She later played for the California Dream of the Women's Professional League. After her playing days, Scharff was an assistant coach at Villanova University, who then had tenures as head coach at two Philadelphia Catholic League schools. She was inducted in the Paul VI Athletic Hall of Fame, the Camden County Sports Hall of Fame and the South Jersey Hall of Fame.

147. Bobby Joe Esposito, Riverside

A three-time All-South Jersey first-team selection with then-Garden State record 150 scholastic goals, Esposito was named the Courier-Post’s Player of the Century in 1999. Esposito scored 42 times in his senior season, which was also a record at the time. After a standout career at Rutgers where he was an All-American in 1986, Esposito played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, including a stint with the Philadelphia KiXX where he scored 33 goals in 108 career games.

146. Marie Gimmi, Haddonfield

Generations of South Jersey field hockey players learned to love the sport under the eye of this 1948 Haddonfield graduate. Gimmi was a standout field hockey and basketball player for the Haddons. Gimmi helped Temple University to a 31-1 four-year record with the Owls field hockey team while also earning four varsity letters each in basketball and softball. Gimmi played on the United States Field Hockey team after graduating from Temple. Gimmi returned home after her playing career, umpiring field hockey for 50 years before finally putting up her whistle in 2008.

145. Joe Callahan, Holy Spirit

After a successful career at Holy Spirit, the quarterback became the first player in Division III history to throw for over 5,000 yards in a season and his 55 career TD passes were second during his tenure at Wesley College. In 2015, he earned the Gagliardi Trophy awarded to the top player in Division III football. Callahan was a member of seven teams in the National Football League, including the Philadelphia Eagles. He would only play one game in the NFL, getting onto the field with the Green Bay Packers in 2017.

144. Avon Cobourne, Holy Cross

One of the region’s top running backs as a junior at Holy Cross, Cobourne set several rushing records at West Virginia, including most career rushing yards (5,164). While he went undrafted, Cobourne went on to play professionally in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. It was north of the border where he enjoyed his most success, rushing for close to 5,000 yards during a three-year stint with Saskatchewan and Winnipeg. He was a two-time Grey Cup champion, including the MVP in the 2009 championship game.

143. Anthony Averett, Woodbury

A two-time national champion at Alabama, Averett went to enjoy a five-year career in the National Football League. His best season came in 2021 with the Baltimore Ravens when he started 14 games at cornerback and recorded three interceptions. Averett was also a star long jumper at Woodbury, placing second at the 2012 Penn Relays Carnival as a junior and recording New Jersey’s second best long jump ever (25-2) as a senior.

142. Jack Crawford, St. Augustine

While he traveled from his native England to South Jersey’s Richland to play basketball at St. Augustine, Crawford would be a quick study when he played American football for the first time. He earned a scholarship to Penn State where he would start 33 times over his final three seasons in Happy Valley. A fifth-round pick (158th overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft, Crawford logged 109 games in his nine-year career with stops in Oakland, Dallas, Atlanta and Tennessee. He had 18 sacks in the NFL.

141. Liz Tchou, Shawnee

The 1984 Shawnee graduate wasn't content to confine her field hockey aspirations to South Jersey. After a Renegades' career which included two state championships, Tchou went on to become a star defender at the University of Iowa, then represented her country with the Unites States Olympic Team in 1996. Tchou was a four-time All-Big Ten midfielder and a 1987 All-American at Iowa. She helped lead the Hawkeyes to three NCAA Final Fours and the 1987 NCAA championship. Tchou coached collegiately at Duke and Rutgers universities and currently serves as the senior manager of coaching education with USA Field Hockey.

140. Gerald Hodges, Paulsboro

A three-sport star at Paulsboro, Hodges was a standout linebacker at Penn State before playing six seasons in the National Football League. He was a fourth-round pick (120th overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. A quarterback and safety with Paulsboro, the Red Raiders won two South Jersey titles and four Colonial Conference championships. Hodges’ strength, speed and skill carried over to the wrestling mat where he placed third in the state as a junior with a 40-1 record.

139. Tara Vittese, Camden Catholic

Perhaps the most decorated South Jersey collegiate field hockey player, the 2014 Camden Catholic graduate was also a pretty fair scholastic player as well, scoring 166 career goals. Vittese followed sisters Michelle and Carissa to the University of Virginia. Vittese was the first-ever three-time National College Player of the Year, finishing with 72 goals and 51 assists. A member of the United States junior national teams beginning as a 15-year-old, Vittese played alongside her sisters on the senior National Team, beginning in 2018.

Sep 28, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers cornerback Eli Apple (30) before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

138. Eli Apple, Eastern

One of the best cornerbacks to come out of South Jersey, Apple has parlayed his skills to a long career in the National Football League. Known as Eli Woodard during his high school days at Eastern, he was regarded as one of the best defensive players in his senior class. Apple went on to star at Ohio State where he won a national championship in 2015. A first-round pick (10th overall) by the New York Giants in the 2016 NFL Draft, Apple has played 10 years in the league, including last season with the San Francisco 49ers.

137. Cheryl Reeve, Washington Township

When the Reeves family settled in Washington Township, there was no way to know that one of the sport’s greatest coaches was a Minutemaid. Before that, though, the 1984 graduate led Township to its first-ever state finals appearance. Reeve led the La Salle Explorers to 88 wins and two NCAA appearances. Reeve coach Indiana State University from 1995-2000 and won two WNBA titles as an assistant coach before taking over the reins for the Minnesota Lynx in 2010. Since then, Reeve has won four WNBA coach of the year awards, four WNBA titles and two WNBA executive of the year awards. A team USA coach, she won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics and 2022 FIBA World Cup. In June, Reeve became the winningest coach in WNBA history during the same week she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

136. Rod Streater, Burlington Township

One of the top wide receivers in South Jersey football, Streater played six seasons in the National Football League. After playing at Burlington Township High School, Streater played two seasons at Alfred State before transferring to Temple where he helped the Owls win the 2011 New Mexico Bowl. He caught a touchdown pass leading the Cherry and White to its first bowl victory in 32 years.

135. Ed Douglas, Moorestown

A hero on the hardwood, Douglas helped lead the Quakers to three state championships, including two undefeated seasons to close out his scholastic career. He scored a program-record 84 points in one game and held the South Jersey record for points in a season (685) at the time of his graduation in 1959. After playing at the University of Kansas, Douglas went on to play professionally with the Baltimore Bullets in the Eastern Basketball League.

134. Bernadette McGlade, Gloucester Catholic

A heroine for female athletics before the advent of Title IX, McGlade scored more than 1,000 points and had more than 1,000 rebounds for the Rams before graduating in 1976 as part of the three-time state champions. McGlade went on to the University of North Carolina, where her No. 14 jersey was retired by the Tar Heels and became a member of the ACC 50th Anniversary Team. Upon graduation, McGlade was the first head coach at Georgia Tech, coaching there for seven years. Following that she went into administration, first as ACC assistant commissioner, then serving from 2008-to-2025 as commissioner of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

133. Mel Sheppard, Almonesson

While competing in two Olympic Games, Sheppard established himself as one of the world’s best middle distance runners, racking up four gold medals and a silver. Sheppard won three gold medals at the 1908 London Games before securing a gold and silver at the 1912 Stockholm Games. He held several world records including the indoor mile. He would later become a coach for the United States women’s track and field team at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.

Art Still was a standout at Camden High School before playing for the University of Kentucky, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills. He will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in December.

132. Art Still, Camden

A member of the College Football Hall of Fame after a standout career at Kentucky, Still made life difficult for opposing quarterbacks in the National Football League for 12 seasons. He was the second player chosen in the 1978 NFL Draft by Kansas City where he would play from 1978-1987. Still was named to the All-Rookie Team in 1978 and chosen for the Pro Bowl four times. He would be inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs’ Hall of Fame following a career that included 80 sacks and 13 takeaways. Still was named to the Courier-Post’s All-Century Football Team in 1999 thanks to a career that included an undefeated season in 1973. He was also a member of the Panthers’ state championship team in basketball during the 1973-74 season.

131. Darren Drozdov, Oakcrest

“Droz” was a star quarterback and an All-South Jersey defensive end during his scholastic days at Oakcrest. He was also an All-South Jersey shot putter for the Falcons. After playing college football at Maryland, Drozdov played three seasons with the Denver Broncos in the NFL and one more with the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League. However, he’s probably best known for his career inside the world of professional wrestling. An accident inside the ring left. Drozdov with a broken neck and left him a quadriplegic with no movement below the neck. He passed away in 2023.

130. Steve Rammel, West Deptford

Rammel deposited 90 career goals at West Deptford, leading the Eagles to two state soccer championships and three Courier-Post Cups (given to South Jersey’s No. 1 team). Rammel was selected as Parade Magazine’s National Player of the Year in 1986. He would star at Rutgers University (44 career goals) as the Scarlet Knights advanced to the national championship game in 1989. After playing professionally overseas, Rammel would play stateside with the D.C. United and Colorado Rapids.

129. Wesley Hills, Wildwood

The 2013 Warriors grad filled up the stat sheet at Wildwood. He rushed for 452 yards and eight touchdowns in one game, tying a South Jersey record at the time. Hills finished with 2,106 rushing yards in his senior season He later starred at Delaware and Slippery Rock before playing one season in the National Football League with Detroit. After a two-year stint in the Canadian Football League, he played three seasons in the United States Football League, winning the rushing title with the New Orleans Breakers in 2023.

128. Mike Devlin, Cherokee

One of the best linemen to play in the region, Devlin was a two-time All-South Jersey selection during his time at Cherokee. Following a standout career at the University of Iowa that included All-American and All-Big 10 honors, Devlin was chosen in the fifth round (136th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played 58 games in the league, making an appearance in Super Bowl XXVIII in his first season with the Buffalo Bills. After his playing days were over, Devlin has been a longtime offensive line coach in the NFL for a quarter of a century.

127. Alonzo Spellman, Rancocas Valley

This former Red Devil was a demon on defense, leading to a nine-year career in the National Football League, playing for Chicago, Dallas and Detroit. Starting as a true freshman at linebacker for Ohio State, Spellman moved to defensive end as a sophomore and would define the remainder of his career. He was an All-Big 10 selection in 1991and would be drafted in the first round (22nd overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Bears. He finished his career with 43 sacks and eight interceptions over 123 games played.

Alex Silvestro, Paulsboro High School.

126. Alex Silvestro, Paulsboro

A Super Bowl champion in the National Football League and a state champion on the wrestling mat, Silvestro is one of the cornerstones of the Paulsboro’s City of Champions moniker. After a solid football career as a defensive end at Rutgers University, Silvestro went undrafted in 2011, but landed with the New England Patriots as a free agent. The following year, he signed with the Baltimore Ravens and was a member of the Super Bowl XLVII team. As a wrestler, Silvestro was a big-point producer on four state Group 1 team championship for Paulsboro where he graduated in 2007. He went 137-15 during his career with four district titles, a Region 8 title and the 215-pound state title in his senior year.

125. Donovin Darius, Woodrow Wilson

After starting his career at Highland, Darius played his junior and senior seasons at Woodrow Wilson attracting the attention of multiple top football programs for his clear athleticism and promise on the track as a hurdler. An All-Big East safety at Syracuse University, Darius was the 25th overall pick in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Darius started 117 of 188 games in nine years in Jacksonville plus a final year at Miami. Darius had 631 career tackles and 14 interceptions as one of the Jaguars all-time greats.

124. Kareem McKenzie, Willingboro

Despite playing just two years of varsity football at Willingboro, McKenzie became one of the Chimeras all-time greats. McKenzie's 6-foot-6 frame and elite athleticism made him a top college prospect, eventually drawing notice from Penn State University. After a Nittany Lions' career which included three All-Big Ten nods, the New York Jets drafted McKenzie in the third round with the 79th pick of the 2001 NFL Draft. McKenzie spent four years with the Jets before crossing the Meadowlands parking lot to play seven more years with the Giants. McKenzie started every game of his final 10 seasons, including wins in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI over the Patriots.

123. Shonn Greene, Winslow

Few players ever had a two-year high school run better than the Winslow star. Greene combined for 2,643 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns in his junior and senior seasons with the Eagles. Greene became part of a long line of outstanding South Jersey running backs to play at the University of Iowa. Greene won the 2008 Doak Walker Award as the country's top collegiate running back after an 1,850-yard, 20-touchdown season with the Hawkeyes. Greene was the 85th pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, picked in the 3rd round by the New York Jets. In four years with the Jets, plus two more for the Tennessee Titans, Greene ran for 4,110 yards and 24 career touchdowns.

122. Pat Lynch, Ocean City

Lynch was one of the winningest high school wrestlers in South Jersey history, with 133 victories in 137 career bouts. A four-time district and three-time district champ, Lynch won a pair of state titles along with a second- and fifth-place finish. Lynch won 99 straight bouts. His bouts with Overbrook’s Damien Covington are part of South Jersey’s wrestling lore. Lynch went on to become an All-American for Arizona State in 1993.

121. Albert Young, Moorestown

From the moment he touched the ball for the first time as a varsity player, Young was marked a star. As a freshman a pass came his way, Young tipped the ball to himself while being hit by a defensive back. He watched as the player fell to his feet and calmly walked to the end zone for a touchdown. Young would go on to rush for a then-state record 5,411 rushing yards. Young rushed for 3,173 career yards and 23 touchdowns at the University of Iowa before being singed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings. Young played two seasons in Minnesota as a backup to Adrian Peterson.

120. Labe Black, Absegami

While not the flashiest of wrestlers, Black simply dominated his competition during his time at Absegami. Black finished his career with a 142-3 record from 1997-2000. He racked up four district and four regional titles and was 108-1 in his first three seasons, which included a third-place finish at states as a sophomore. Black went on to wrestle at the University of Buffalo.

119. Sophia Bordi, Haddon Heights

One of the most dominant players in New Jersey softball history, Bordi dominated both at the plate and in the circle. In three seasons, Bordi had 78 hits, 71 runs batted in and 23 home runs and hit .541 in her final season as a junior. Bordi struck out 605 batters while compiling a 42-7-1 career record. While winning the 2022 and 2023 NJSIAA Group 2 titles combined to strike out 36 batters while throwing a no-hitter in 2022 and a perfect game in 2023. Bordi struck out 13 batters in a Tournament of Champions shutout win. Bordi skipped her senior year to enroll early at the University of Oklahoma, where she redshirted. After transferring to Texas, then Rutgers, Bordi will become eligible starting in 2027.

Bryan Dobzanski, of Franklinville, will soon be joining the St. Louis Cardinals' spring training camp. Staff photo/Charles J. Olson

118. Bryan Dobzanski, Delsea

A two-time state champion wrestler for the Crusaders, Dobzanski turned down a scholarship offer to the University of Louisville, to sign a minor league contract after being drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. Dobzanski won the 2013 and 2014 220-pound titles in legendary battles with Delbarton's Zack Chakonis. In 2013, Dobzanski eked by with a 5-4 win. A year later, the duo went to the ultimate tiebreaker before Dobzanski prevailed 3-1. On the baseball diamond, Dobzanski played seven seasons in the minor leagues, topping out with the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds, winning 21 career games and striking out 309 batters.

117. Gordie Lockbaum, Glassboro

A three-sport star at Glassboro, Lockbaum was a regional wrestling champion, eventually finishing fourth in the state and was an All-South Jersey baseball player. He led the Bulldogs to the 1981 and 1983 South Jersey Group 1 football championships, while setting then-school career records with 4,106 rushing yards and 280 points. At the College of Holy Cross, Lockbaum gained national notoriety as a two-way star in both his junior and senior seasons. Lockbaum started four years as a defensive back and added offensive duties to his resume. Lockbaum scored 22 offensive touchdowns as a junior and senior with over 2,000 all-purpose yards each year. As a senior, he placed third in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Lockbaum was selected in the ninth round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Adam Taliaferro, an Eastern Regional High School graduate, is among the best 250 best athletes in South Jersey history.

116. Adam Taliaferro, Eastern

Few players were ever more exciting on the South Jersey gridiron than Taliaferro. Taliaferro combined for 62 touchdowns and a 9.4-yard rushing average as a junior and senior. Taliaferro was named the defensive MVP of the New York-New Jersey Governor's Bowl all-star football classic before enrolling at Penn State University. Taliaferro was a rare true-freshman starter for the Nittany Lions as a defensive back. In his fifth college game, against Ohio State, Taliaferro was paralyzed while making a tackle. Despite an estimated 3 percent chance of ever walking again, his recovery became an inspiration to spinal cord injury patients around the world when he walked out of Magee Rehabilitation Center three months later.

Millville's Lotzeir Brooks, front, sets the South Jersey career receiving yard record as Brooks catches a pass during the Thanksgiving Day football game between Millville and Vineland played in Millville on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Millville defeated Vineland. 65-0.

115. Lotzeir Brooks, Millville

There has never been a more accomplished wide receiver in New Jersey high school history than Brooks. The Thunderbolts' star scored 63 touchdowns and caught passes for 4,233 career yards to set state records in both categories. The 2025 graduate had three 1,000-yard receiving seasons and 233 career catches with a high of 69 as a sophomore. As a University of Alabama freshman last fall, Brooks caught 32 passes for 441 cards and two touchdowns, both against Oklahoma in the Southeast Conference championship game.

114. Chris Widger, Pennsville

The pride of Pennsville, Widger went on to George Mason University before playing 10 seasons of major league baseball. Widger played for six teams over 12 years, despite missing the entire 2001 and 2004 seasons. A catcher by trade, Widger started 426 games behind the plate for the Montreal Expos from 1997-2000 before being traded to Seattle late in 2000. Widger hit 55 home runs and batted .238 for his career. Widger has served as a minor league manager since the 2015 season.

113. Bob Sebra, Gloucester Catholic

The best player on the Courier-Post Team of the Century, Sebra used an overpowering fastball and nasty curveball to lead the 1980 Rams to a state championship. Sebra has joined the team after St. Joseph of Camden closed after his junior year. Sebra played at the University of Nebraska before being drafted in the fifth round of the MBL Draft by the Texas Rangers. Sebra played six seasons with five teams, including a stint with the 1989 Phillies. Sebra had a career-best 27 starts for the 1987 Montreal Expos. Sebra won 15 totals games, striking out 281 batters before his retirement in 1990.

112. Larry Milbourne, Millville

A Port Norris resident, Milbourne was a 1969 graduate of Millville, where he hit .439 as a senior. After a short stint at Cumberland County College, he signed as an amateur free agent with the Baltimore Orioles, eventually his way to the Triple-A Tulsa Oilers. After being claimed by the Houston Astros in the December 1973 Rule 5 Draft, Milbourne started with the 1974 Astros. Eleven seasons, six teams and 989 games later, Milbourne had compiled 623 career hits and a .254 batting average.

111. Brett Matter, Delran

After a standout scholastic career at Delran, Matter went on to star at the University of Pennsylvania where he produced a program-record 128 wins and won a national title at 157 pounds in 2000. An inductee in the school’s Hall of Fame, Matter was the only Quaker to win four EIWA championships. At Delran, Matter was a two-time state champion, winning the 135-pound state title as a junior and the 144-pound title as a senior. He racked up three regional titles and four district crowns on his way to a 115-9 record.

110. Mark Manchio, Sterling

One of the most energetic wrestlers to ever don a singlet and undisputed king of the Region 8 introduction, Manchio backed up the brashness on the mat. A four-time state finalist, Manchio was crowned champion three times during his career from 1998-2001. Manchio finished his scholastic career with 93 straight wins en route to a 125-2 mark. He wrestled collegiately at Northern Iowa.

109. Rawly Eastwick, Haddonfield

A member of the 1968 South Jersey Group 3 champions as a junior three years before the NJSIAA played for state titles, Eastwick was a tall, overpowering right-hander that made the Haddons must-see baseball. A third-round pick of the Cincinnati Reds in the 1969 MLB Draft, Eastwick played six minor league seasons before Eastwick was made a September callup in 1974. Eadstwick would go on to play eight major league seasons, leading the National League twice in saves. Eastwick won the series-clinching game of the 1975 NLCS against the Pirates before winning Games 2 and 3 of the World Series and earning a save in Game 5 in a win over the Red Sox.

108. Scott Schoeneweis, Lenape

A dominating lefty in his time as a Lenape pitcher, Schoeneweis made in immediate impact as a Duke University freshman in 1993, winning 12 games and being named an All-American. A bout with testicular cancer and Tommy John surgery marked the middle years with the Blue Devils. He won 10 games as a senior. Schoeneweis played for USA baseball and had a two-year stint in the minor leagues before being drafted int he third round of the 1996 MLB Draft by the Anaheim Angels. Schoeneweis played 12 major league seasons with seven teams, winning a 2002 World Series ring with the Angels.

107. Kenie Wright, Lenape

A four-time South Jersey Group 4 champion at Lenape, Wright built a deserved reputation as a strong, indomitable defender. As a two-time Indians' captain and two-time South Jersey Coaches' All-South Jersey player, Wright was a part of the 2011 Lenape state championship team. Wright started 71 of her final 72 collegiate games and 76 of her 86 Scarlet Knights' games. She had 12 assists and a goal as a freshman against Minnesota and another against Monmouth as a junior. Wright played for three seasons with Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League, making five appearances. She is currently an assistant coach at Temple University.

106. Harold Gould, Bridgeton

An icon of the Negro Leagues, Gould grew up in Gouldtown, and unincorporated part of Fairfield Township, Cumberland County along the Delaware River. Gould graduated from at Bridgeton High School before enrolling at Morgan State College in Baltimore and Glassboro State Teachers' College. Gould played two seasons for the Negro League Philadelphia Stars, winning 14 games as a rookie in 1947. In 1949, he pitched for the Farnham Pirates of the Quebec Provincial League before being drafted for military service and serving in Korea.

105. Tonya Lee, Rancocas Valley

One of the greatest track and field athletes in Burlington County's rich history, Lee burst on the scene winning state championships in the high hurdles, long jump, high jump and 400-meters as the same NJSIAA championship meet, scoring every point as the Red Devils won the 1987 NJSIAA Group 3 indoor state title. Lee won six southeast Conference titles at the University of Tennessee. Lee placed second in the 1991 NCAA national championships in the 400 meters. Lee was named an All-American on four occasions with the Vols and held the American record in the pentathlon with 4,196 points.

104. Gloria Byard, Woodstown

A pioneer in South Jersey field hockey, the 1969 Woodstown graduate went on to a Hall of Fame career at Rowan University in both field hockey and lacrosse. Her playing career concluded with the United State National team from 1974-78. Byard then set her sights on coaching, beginning by founding the program at Salem County Community College, eventually leading that school to the No. 1 junior college ranking in 1985. Byard then turned her focus on the high school ranks, winning 271 games coaching teams at Highland, Timber Creek, Glassboro, Haddon Heights and, currently at her alma mater, Woodstown.

103. Christina Foggie, Lenape

A prolific scorer and two-time all-state player at Lenape, Foggie set the Indians’ career scoring record with 2,137 points and held the Burlington Conty 3-pointers record with 242 3-pointers until this winter when it was finally surpassed. Upon her matriculation at Vanderbilt University, Foggie became one of the Southeast Conference’s most exciting players. Foggie scored 1,727 career points with 274 3-pointers. Foggie was second-round pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. Foggie currently serves as Associate Director for Athletics Leadership at Boston College.

102. Bryan Warrick, Burlington Township

For all his academic achievements, only old heads remember Warrick's best sport was football. Warrick quarterbacked Burlington Township to unbeaten South Jersey Group 1 championship seasons in 1976 and 1977. In an era before dual-threat QBs were valued, Warrick instead pursued basketball, earning a scholarship at Saint Joseph's University. As a junior Warrick hit the game-winning shot that knocked off No. 1 DePaul in NCAA Tournament, a highlight that is immortalized by coach Jim Lynam rushing the court desperate to find someone to hug. The 25th pick of the 1982 NBA Draft by the Bullets. Warrick played four seasons in the Association, for the Bullets, Clippers, Bucks and Pacers.

Joe Melchiore, Highland High School.

101. Joe Melchiore, Highland

The Courier-Post’s Wrestler of the Century for the Modern Era in 1999 after he set the standard when he reigned on the mats from 1981-84 with the Tartans. Melchiore was South Jersey’s first three-time state champion and closed out his career with a then-state record 99 consecutive wins. A four-time district champ and three-time region champ, He finished his career with a 125-3 record, which included 90 pins. Melchiore went on to become a four-time All-American in college, finishing fourth and seventh at Oklahoma before transferring to Iowa where he placed second and third in the nation. Later he represented the United States at the Senior World Wrestling Championships in 1990.

Tom McGurk is a regional sports editor for the Courier-Post, The Daily Journal and Burlington County Times, covering South Jersey sports for over 35 years. If you have a sports story that needs to be told, contact him by email at tmcgurk@usatodayco.com. Follow him on Twitter at @McGurkSports. Help support local journalism with a digital subscription.

Tom Rimback grew up reading the Burlington County Times and Courier Post sports sections and began writing for the BCT in 1996. He has covered everything from Super Bowls and Final Fours to Tri-County Swimming but he’s happiest on a sideline interviewing South Jersey scholastic athletes. Follow him on twitter @Rimbacksports. Email him with story ideas at tomrimback@gmail.com and, most importantly, support local journalism with a subscription to the Courier-Post.

This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Ranking South Jersey's Top 250 greatest athletes, see Nos. 150-101

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